Candidate Information & Resources

Nominations are now closed for new candidates in the 2026 Municipal & School Board Election. 

School boards operate the Province of Ontario public schools. School board trustees are responsible for the approval of the board's annual budget, deliberating and establishing policies as authorized by the Education Act, monitoring the implementation of Ministry of Education and board policies and programs, and consulting, representing and advocating for constituents in their ward. 

The Township of Minden Hills is part of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. The County of Haliburton has one trustee on the board.

The Municipality of Dysart et al is responsible for the School Board Trustee Election in the County of Haliburton. Nominations for School Board Trustee are filed with Dysart et al.

For more information visit the website:  Municipality of Dysart et al

Eligibility to Run

You can run to be a trustee on the Trillium Lakelands District School Board if you are: 

• A Canadian citizen; and
• At least 18 years old; and
• A resident of the jurisdiction served by the Trillium Lakelands District School Board; and
• Not prohibited from voting under any law

Please note: You must be eligible to hold office on the day you file your nomination. For example, a person who is 17 years old but will turn 18 before nomination day must wait until they have turned 18 to file their nomination. 

Who is not eligible?

• Any person who is not eligible to vote in the board election
• School board employees who have not taken a paid leave of absence and resigned
• A clerk, deputy clerk, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a municipality within the jurisdiction of the board who has not taken a paid leave of absence and resigned
• A judge on any court
• An MP, MPP or Senator
• An inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution.